Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-03-24

with brilliant assemblage it was last
evening. The spectators were seated in
rows along the edge of the floor in tiers
from three to five seats deep. The Grand
Army badges fairly sparkled with the
rejecting light from the lamps and with
house crowded with so intelligent and
elegant an assemblage the occasion was
indeed memorable one. AS tile house
assembled the members OF the James
town post were active in making the
city's guests acquainted with the people
of jamestown. About o'clock the city
band played selection and soon after
the Valley City boys filed in and favored
the assemblage with another OF their ex-
cellent selections which, Judging from
the hearty applause it elected, was well
appreciated.
A song by u qnartette composed OF
Mrs. Merry, Miss Proctor, and Messrs.
Hartman and Karcher, with Mrs. Grove
at the piano. followed the selection by
the band.
Col. Miller, the presiding officer of the
evening, then came forward and intro
duced Commander I. G. Wade, who de-
livered the address of welcome in behalf
of the Wm H. Seward post. Mr.. Wade
said:
In behalf of VIM. II. Seward post most
cordially salute you. In the name of the
soldiers who fought in the army of the
Republic 1 greet you. In a spirit of
charity and friendliness we meet you.
Mr.. Wade continued in the same strain
cordially welcoming and thanking the
comrades, on behalf of the post, for their
visit
In the absence of Mayor Long, S. L..
Glaspell followed, with the address of
welcome in behalf of the city.
It was a very pleasant task, he said,
which had been assigned him--the task
of welcoming in behalf of the city of
jamestown the grandest body of men in
the grandest of territories. In alluding
to the war, he said: The struggle is now
over; roses are blooming on the once
warm cannons; the stone wall Of preju-
dice erected between the north and south
has been knocked down, but the brave
deeds of the brave old veterans will never
be forgotten. The greeting which we ex-
tend to the G.. A. r. we also extend to the
Ladies' Relief Corps. Charity finds It's
purest embodiment in that organization.
We extend to them and members of the
Grand Army of the Republic the freedom
of the city. We meet with them as old
| friends, not as strangers. jamestown
feels honored and pleased with their pres
ence, e,and hopes that their meetings may be
conducted with harmony and good feel
ing among all.
Here followed another song by the
quartette after which Col. Miller intro
duced Department Commander Gen. w.
Y. Lucas. who spoke in substance as
follows:
Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am
Glad the opportunity is offered to us to
have the hospitality of this young and
vigorous city in this peaceful manner.
We have been in the habit of taking a
CITY when we wanted it. We were not
formerly met with offers of hospitality.
but confronted by force. and that because
we persisted in declaring that this gov
eminent shall not be divided. There are
now 100000 members of the G.. A. r., in
this land 1000 of them living in the ter
ritory of Dakota. Over 10000 men who
fought in defense Of their country are
now attempting to subdue and cultivate
this country so that when the last sum-
mons comes, they may have plot OF
land to which they can claim title and
call thir own. unless Sparks rules them
out. (Applause.] We come to this terri
tory to hold our 4th annual encampment.
Representatives of number of posts are
now here, and many others expected, and
we hope you will think no less of us
when we leave than when we came. The
men of the Grand Army of the Republic
should set an example to the boys of the
town of temperance honesty and indus
try. While we remain here it is hoped
that that example will be set. 1t is
true we have some frolicsome boys among
us some whom it is difficult to control,
such as Dennis, Allen, Nash and the ire
pressible Cressey. We have tried to con-
troll them, we know them and while we
are here we ask the citizens to invoke
their chickens to roost high unless they
wish their hen roosts decapitated.
Gen. Lucas took his seat amid deafen-
ing applause. A short intermission for
social purposes was taken, and the men,
bers of the local post were exhorted to
see that the visiting veterans were pre-
sented 70 the citizens. After a short
time thus spent in introductions and
general sociability, the floor was cleared
for an old fashioned dance. A large pro-
portion of the Grand Army men and a
goodly number of the citizens remained
to enjoy and participate in the merri-
ment and hilarity. The floor was
crowded and dancing continued until a
late hour this morning.